3 September, 2019

Auditor resignations indicate new attitude to client selection

The audit profession in Britain is at a turning point as Westminster—Brexit permitting—considers new regulation. It seems firms may be responding by clearing the decks: the press has spotted a ...

31 July, 2019

Fines almost triple as regulators get tough with auditors

Auditors are facing a much tougher environment when their work goes wrong. Figures released by the Financial Reporting Counc...

16 July, 2019

Financial watchdog moves to strengthen audit ethics

Given the frequency of trouble facing auditors in recent years, there was bound to be a reaction. While the government continues to wrestle with reforming the audit market and audit regulation, the cu...

2 July, 2019

FRC calls for better reporting of climate-related risks

Over the past few weeks various organisations

18 April, 2019

Legal & Regulatory roundup

FRC stewardship code underlines 'outcomes' A

19 September, 2018

Audit woes and reform wrangles

In July 2002 Lord Sharman, a former chairman of KPMG International, conceded in the pages of Accountancy Age, a trade publication for bean counters, that having a public sector body audit lis...

21 August, 2018

KPMG conflict of interest with Ted Baker results in £3m FRC fine

Accountancy’s regulator has fined KPMG and partner Michael Barradell after they admitted misconduct in relation to the audits of fashion retailer Ted Baker in 2013 and 2014. The Financial Reporti...

15 August, 2018

PwC heavily criticised for ‘failed’ audit of BHS

PwC's audit of collapsed high-street department store BHS included failings in ethical standards, according to a stinging report from regulators. The report also revealed that Steven Denison, the e...

31 July, 2018

Strategic report guidance amended to include ‘broader impact’

Revised guidance has been issued by the financial reporting watchdog on the strategic report, in a bid to encourage companies to “consider wider stakeholders and broader matters” impacting perform...

2 July, 2018

KPMG chief concedes that public trust in audit is waning

The head of KPMG in the UK has admitted that the Big Four audit firms are losing public trust and that change will be needed. However,